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The Most Elegant Scene: Mass Protest in Tehran
An eyewitness writes from Tehran an account of Monday’s massive demonstration for Mousavi. I am not including his name because we don’t know how this […]
Dueling Demonstrations in Tehran
Borzou Daragahi reports from Tehran that supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came out in the tens of thousands to chant “Death to America,” “Death to […]
8 Killed in Tehran Clashes; Reformists Reject Recount Offer; Obama Weighs In
President Barack Obama has weighed in on the Iranian presidential campaign, saying that Iranian voters, who were so hopeful should be heard. He also expressed […]
Reprint Father’s Day Gifts
A reminder to my American readers that Sunday June 21 is Father’s Day. An immodest proposal for those of you yet to do your shopping […]
Struggle over Election Results Continues in Iran
AP has video of Monday’s enormous rally for Mousavi, which defied a government ban on demonstrations. The USG Open Source Center translates news about the […]
Provincial Election Returns
Nate Silver was provided with an English translation of the official report of provincial election results by Daniel Berman and other graduate students at the […]
100,000 Throng Streets of Tehran, Protester Shot to Death
VOA says Mir-Hosain Mousavi, the opposition candidate who says the Iranian election was stolen, held that supposedly forbidden and cancelled rally in Tehran after all. […]
Clashes, Claims of Election Fraud in Iran
UPdate: The rally went ahead anyway. See above. Mir-Hosein Mousavi, the reformist candidate who alleges that Friday’s presidential election was stolen from him, was forced […]
Terror Free Tomorrow Poll Did not Predict Ahmadinejad Win
Noting my skepticism about the announced outcome of Friday’s presidential elections in Iran, readers have been asking me what I think about this WaPo op-ed […]